Susan Morris
Susan Morris started freelance writing after a British Science Association Media Fellowship in 1998 and was an university-based researcher, teacher educator and manager for 15 years. Susan has a BSc. Honours degree in Science and Management, a Masters plus a Ph.D. in Human Nutrition. Susan serves as a Zero Waste Scotland volunteer, active in Recycle Now, Love Food Hate Waste, Home Composting and Stop the Drop campaigns.
Susan has been growing fruit and vegetables naturally since 2000, writes her Bakestraw Garden blog and is finessing her practical skills in commercial Orchard Care and Management with Scotland's Centre for Production Horticulture, Elmwood College. Susan joined Suite101 in 2008 and was Feature Writer for Seasonal Cooking before concentrating on horticulture and environmental science writing at Suite101. To date, her Editor's Choice articles are:
- Visiting the Gardens of Castle Campbell Scotland
- Art Deco City Milan Italy
- Subjects For Food Writers
- Run a Second 5K Faster
Latest Articles
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Process of Air Drying Wood At Home For Seasoned Logs For Stoves
Chopped wood from winter pruning can be air dried in the garden to provide seasoned wood for open fires and multi-fuel stoves for the next winter season.
Jan 31, 2012
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Surprising Compostable Home and Garden Green and Brown Things
Resolve to compost more things at home to reduce local landfill waste. Beyond basic greens and browns of home composting, there are compostable surprises.
Jan 3, 2012
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Experimenting with Making Leaf Mold
Once the basics of making leaf mold are proven in your urban garden or allotment, naturally the next step is to experiment with speed of decomposition.
Dec 30, 2011
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Five Surprising Seasonal Outdoor Ice Skating Rinks in England
Kids and families are encouraged to get away from the edge skating on seasonal pop up outdoor ice rinks in some main tourist attractions in England, UK.
Dec 9, 2011
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Three Ways Of Cooking Garden Nasturtium Leaves, Flowers and Seeds
Garden Nasturtiums are annual plants offering their leaves, bright flowers and seed buds of their trailing tendrils as culinary herbs from spring to frost.
Nov 17, 2011
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Pit Planting and Staking Bare Rooted Apple Trees in a New Orchard
Planting new apple trees requires knowledge about size, preparation and depth of pit, soil structure, choosing oblique or straight staking and a tree tie.
Nov 17, 2011
- Susan Morris
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Increasing Root Production and Lifespan In a Nectarine Orchard
Nectarine cultivars grow well in deep, well-drained, moisture retentive soils with a pH of around 6.5. Routine tree care includes feeding and mulching.
Nov 11, 2011
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MasterChef Champions League Clare Lara vs Tim Anderson in Glasgow
BBC Good Food Show Scotland 2011 held in Glasgow challenged the best Professional chef against the best Amateur cook in MasterChef cook-off 21 October 2011.
Oct 22, 2011
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The Pink Whisk and Britain's National Baking Week 2011
Great British Bake Off first series contestant Ruth Clemens is building her The Pink Whisk website following with an inaugural National Baking Week in 2011.
Oct 20, 2011
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Understanding How To Improve Hand Breadmaking By Fault Diagnosis
When baking bread by hand, even with proofing and kneading practice, the bread can sometimes look imperfect. Fault diagnosis improves breadmaking by hand.
Sep 26, 2011
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